At the Septemberr 27 regular meeting of the Village of Bluffton council, council members passed a first reading of ordinance no. 08-21 "to enact a no parking zone on the southeasterly size of South Lawn Avenue from West College Avenue to Grove Street in the Village of Bluffton, Ohio."

Four council members voted for the ordinance, two against. Discussion included the use of Lawn by school buses in the morning and afternoon, as well as the difficulty of plowing the street when snow accumulation is heavy due to cars parking further from the curbs.